Gooden is, according to the 247Sports Composite, the nation’s No. 17 JUCO prospect overall, the No. 7 JUCO defensive tackle, and the No. 4 JUCO player in the state of Tennessee.

Gooden was highly-coveted by a number of notable schools and held offers from the following:

Alabama

Georgia

USC

Florida

Arkansas

Mississippi State

Missouri

West Virginia

Arizona State

Louisville

Oklahoma

TCU

UAB

Texas-San Antonio

It appeared to come down to Tennessee and West Virginia, and at Gooden’s announcement ceremony, everybody with him had only one hat and chose the school represented by their hat. Gooden had only a West Virginia hat on his table, but when his turn arrived, he pulled a Tennessee hat out from under the table.

Emmit Gooden

247 Composite

Rivals

ESPN

Stars

4

4

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Overall Rank

17 (JUCO)

14 (JUCO)

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Position Rank

7 (JUCO)

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State Rank

4 (JUCO)

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